Every time you swipe to eat, you are paying $12 on Meal Plan A. For every swipe you don’t use by the end of the term, you are wasting $12. Yet, if you pay in cash, breakfast costs $5, lunch costs $7 and dinner costs …
Service is an effective means of change
Dark soil caked underneath my fingernails and seedling in my hand, rays of sunshine beating down from the sky, the smell of fresh produce in the air and laughter roaring from all directions, I looked up to see a row of houses that had been …
To make an impact in the world, start at home
“How can I help?” I hear this question a lot in my line of work. Individuals find out about a community need or a national cause that resonates within them and they feel drawn to contribute in some way; they just don’t know what the …
Responding to WooSCRAM
Last week, there was a viewpoint published that expressed reservations about a group that calls itself WooSCRAM. In a pamphlet circulated this week, presumably in response to that viewpoint, WooSCRAM explains they are committed to the creation of “a radical left wing political culture on …
Even in Wooster, creating change is possible
Whenever I talk to anyone about The College of Wooster, the first thing I hear is, “It’s in the middle of nowhere.” Now, I’m not going to pretend that I didn’t believe that when I first got here and don’t still believe that today. However, …
Be present in the face of tragedy
A favorite poem of mine is by farmer and activist Wendell Berry entitled, “The Peace of Wild Things.” In it Berry writes: “When despair for the world grows in me / and I wake in the night at the least sound / in fear of …